Casio EX-ZR10 vs Ricoh GR II

Below, we are comparing the Casio EX-ZR10 versus Ricoh GR II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by brands Casio and Ricoh. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the EX-ZR10 (12MP) and GR II (16MP) and the EX-ZR10 (1/2.3") and GR II (APS-C) possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The EX-ZR10 was released 5 years before the GR II and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-ZR10 being a Compact camera and the Ricoh GR II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a full comparison, below is a concise summary of how the EX-ZR10 grades vs the GR II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 & Ricoh GR II. The complete galleries are available at Casio EX-ZR10 Gallery & Ricoh GR II Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-ZR10 provides outer measurements of 102mm x 69mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") with a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Ricoh GR II has proportions of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") having a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs).

Take a look at the Casio EX-ZR10 versus Ricoh GR II in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at the time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the EX-ZR10 versus the GR II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-ZR10 and GR II is 93 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizing just by viewing technical specs. The visual here should provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-ZR10 and GR II.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The EX-ZR10 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Ricoh GR II will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-ZR10 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.